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Descriptor English: Channel Islands
Descriptor Spanish: Islas Anglonormandas
Descriptor Islas del Canal
Entry term(s) Isla de Alderney
Isla de Jersey
Sark
Scope note: Grupo de cuatro Islas Británicas y varios islotes en el Canal de la Mancha cercanas a la costa de Francia. Se sabe que han sido ocupadas en la prehistoria. Formaron parte de Normandía en el año 933 pero fueron unidas a la corona Británica en el momento de la Conquista de los normandos en 1066. Guernsey y Jersey dieron origen a renombradas especies de ganado. (Traducción libre del original: Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p242)
Descriptor Portuguese: Ilhas Anglo-Normandas
Descriptor French: Iles Anglo-Normandes
Entry term(s): Alderney Island
Jersey Island
Sark
Tree number(s): Z01.542.363.161
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002603
Scope note: A group of four British islands and several islets in the English Channel off the coast of France. They are known to have been occupied prehistorically. They were a part of Normandy in 933 but were united to the British crown at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Guernsey and Jersey originated noted breeds of cattle. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p242)
Annotation: Channel refers to the English Channel
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
DeCS ID: 2646
Unique ID: D002603
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/11
Channel Islands - Preferred
Concept UI M0003987
Scope note A group of four British islands and several islets in the English Channel off the coast of France. They are known to have been occupied prehistorically. They were a part of Normandy in 933 but were united to the British crown at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Guernsey and Jersey originated noted breeds of cattle. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p242)
Preferred term Channel Islands
Sark - Narrower
Concept UI M0003989
Preferred term Sark
Alderney Island - Narrower
Concept UI M0003986
Preferred term Alderney Island
Jersey Island - Narrower
Concept UI M0003988
Preferred term Jersey Island



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